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THE OLD HOME 






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EX -GOVERNOR OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 
FOUNDER OF OLD HOME WEEK 




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THE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON 





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ILLUSTRATIONS 
WILLIAM KIRKPATEICK 

OTHERS 



The C.M.Clark Publishing Co. 

BOSTON 
1907 



UBRARYofCONGRESsI 

Two Copies Rsceivecf ^ 
JUL 24 90/' 

M'^-nynfht Entry 
ci XXC; No. 
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Copyrighl, 1Q06 

THE C. M. CLARK PUBLISHING CO 

Boston, Mass. 



Copyright, 1907 
THE C. M. CLARK PUBLIS 
Boston, Mass. 



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go 2v sunburnt rogue of the Ba^refoot) Tribe, 
Who knew cveij scene th^t 1 here describe,- 

Every sunny gkde, eveij shandy nook!- 
I dedic6ie this Httle book; 

To ^bre.vc of the Bej-efooi Tribe of Glee- 
To the Littk Bay ih^iluscj to Be! 



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OLD STATE HOUSE, BOSTON 



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EiGEll-lwctS sitting in my office!- 
„ 25-- The js^nglc of tke tclepKone bcll- 
„ 53- I went speeding toward tke \oj^\ Lexnd of Jqy.- 

„ 41- Tke nearest and tke dearest took tny hand- 
„ 49- here we eite and drank and ckatted - 

„ SZ-^I Roaming round old. Clovertown ~ 

„ 65- The Quiet kitle ckurckjard- 

„ 71 -^ke tke eekoes of tke woodland •- 

„ 81- Dingkam5 mill- a crazj rmn!- 

„ 69-^ Never-ending battle of tke street ! - 




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FOREWORD 

Tlic mist of the morn- c\natncrcc/orh of d^; 
The ofc/Jjomc shore c^Jic/jrour Lqyhooc/ L^ / 

You up with the anchor and gft^lUutlj ride 

Afej- ejid «WAy on the glistering tide ; 

But ever there couies Uke a^ tremulous hail,- 

On the brecth of the cdm,in the teeth of the gs^le,- 

Risiug clea^r o'er the wide woters' silence or roe^r, 

Tlie sound of a^ song ow the old-home shore. 

7/jc gArc of the noond^-^^jiJ Lurnjng sQjiJ; 
And ^ t)iisy mbrt on a foreign str^jij / 

^u buffet the billows of dust and heot. 
And you wi'cstle with men on the crowded street; 
But there comes a.s you jostle your wcsy t\long 
In the midst of the sweltering unwo^shed throngr 
Like incense you knew in the d^s ofvore,- 
The foJnt smell of flow(!r5 on the old-home shore. 

The dusk of the eve - csjid the se^ icfow; 
And the sAy cJ)ove, ojid the cJter^fow/ 

As you sa^unter on deck lost in thought profound. 
You whistle e. tune of the honiewkrd bound ; 
But, cvgajn ejid e^.gc\in,you lift your eyes 
Toward the da^rkling west where your best hope lie^- 
Wliere o^ few soft r^^s come shimmering o'er 
The wskve^s, from Ql light on the old-home shore. 




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"I WAS SITTING IN MY OFFICE," — 




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ing in my oilicc,- far atove ihc busy street 
W ncrc tnc laden ba^rks oi business come 2vna go, 
Wnere the rusning streams of ivmo. mm Aiia mingle A9 (hey mecf 

And me surging tides of commerce ebb and llow,- 
Dimlj conscious of lull many sounas-ine city's swasli e^nd foam, 

Dut unmindful of ine import tliey miglii bring ; 
I wais poring o*er a letter from a schoolmate 'we^ bokckriome- 
And drinking from fne dipper at lfic spring ! 




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WAS is. letter from & tojiiood friend from vvliom I li&dn't licaj-d , 

Till then, in ell the fleeting fruitful jce^rs; 
And the Qudnt school-day chirogr^phy; cAch smudged or blotted word. 

Brought fit te^ste of joy-with just c. ta.ng of teM\s. 
I rcc^d "Dee<r Jim, we're trying to get up a.n old-home week, 

Andme^kc the old pkce l^rj^ buzz e^nd hum. 
The boys &nd girls 6.11 s^ theyte just ci-longing for a peek 
<^Z/Atyour old homely fa.ce; so s^ you'll come." 



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Hhc loQ^d of jovns slipped from mj scvgging sliouldcr5,QJid a^g^n 

A kd wevs 1 Wk in the old cxtode; 
Ana 1 wnistica up mi down tne room &s merrilj e^s tlicn 

Iwnistlcd up^na down Inc country rookd. 
The freighted a^ became a. dreoini-d.Dright drc&mof the d^s 
When held in thrdl byNe^ture's potent clicvrm 

:d wiili ilie clinging vines of dewy woodknd -wi^Sy 
the mystic r&pture of the fe.rm. 





"THE JANGLE OF THE TELEPHONE BELL"- 




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^nd iKc tumult of tlie city- its tite^ntic cmsK ojid roa.r. 

And the bakkcl oi tKe m&ny iongues men spee^k- 
So^nk eoia softcnca to tne rumtle of c\w^gon mttling o'er 

The stony ford of old DiMd-e<\glc creek; 
The jcvngle of the telephone Decame the drowsy csJl 

Of sheep-bells fej-witbin tl\e forest gloom-, 
And the whir of the electric fen, the rtymic rise c^nd fe 

Ui the buzz oi bees oanong the clover bloom . 







Q could sec it-l could see it a.11 ! ihc lioinc-ine d^s gone ^! 
The fssrmlioiise eaid tKe lionevsucklc s^wect ; 

The cooliMid doa-kling\¥oodknd-5.ndthc glimpse of sunlit sky 
Where the gr*^ cuid mossy tranches fcdled to meet; 

The greenish,gkssy shimmer of the spring brook nc&r dthcaid. 
The loop of gro.pevinc where I used to swing. 

And myself 6. cc^-dess joungstcr- flushed &nd thir5ty,grimcd mi tanned- 
Drinking from the big gourd dipper &t the spring. 






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I coiiU Ik^y tlK lot-wliitcS wliistlc in tlic field of waving grain, 
And tlicrotiiV^ cheery lilt within tVie shade 




Of the orchcsrd on the hillside ; Mid faj- down the leafy kne," 
The erie5 of Wefoot eoinmde5 in the gkde. 

And-niy soul srthir^t !- 1 haaikered for the dipper &t the spring, 
My pkymales,a.nd the hills we used to roaon ; 

And in kncy I eould heaj- o. boyhood chorus softly sing: 
le is coming! He is coming- coming home! 



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WASHINGTON ELM, CAMBRID: 




'I WENT SPEEDING TOWARD THE LOYAL LAND OF JOY"_ 




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Al\, ilie liomesick feeling iongue ca.n never tell !— 
Tke v&grATit, dusty liigWc^ idling pj^t tne dcevr old pkce, 

And tlie a.pplc-tree on gu^d beside tne well . 
I could smdl tlie tlue smok curling o'er tlic roofcce gnxy^ wid nign, 

Could Ke^T ilie swa^llows cliirping 'needlitlic comt; 
Andmylmppjlieeo't,!!! eclio,to tWc swdlows ms^de reply; 

1 djn coming! Ie.m coming- coming home 





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PART SECOND, 
litli the glesvming roDid sJicaid of me,ilie teeming town tehind; 

And my tliouglits tlic w^rwaird fejicics of a. toyU 
^tli ilie rule of gold forgotten &ni tlie floUenRule in mini 

1 went speeding toward tlie loyal Laud of Joy. 
The ma^ny miles dropped out of sigk,eiS K^d tlie ma^njir jea^r^s 

Since I ^kcoidoned sutjects, crown djid throne ; 
But tKetlue sky^ smile oi sunsnine aoiatnc krown earths dewdrop tcany 

Baide me welcome to \ kingdom still nry own. 




g thougk to slip into tlie slcepj Yilkge,and dcpM^t 

For the cotta^ge olmj toylioo J ajid my birth- 
Just to spend one evening wowViping ajici t?ilking hec^rt to hc^rt 

Vitli m7pM'ents,&t the foniest shrine on ecvrth; 
But my friends were al the st&tion,kinclly kecs c^ll c^glow. 

With moicIlywA.ving Wnner^ Mid a. bwid,— 
Those grown up kds &nd Wies of thetlissU long-Jvgo!- 

And the nea^rest eaidthe dcd.resi took my hand. 




FANEUIL HALL. BOSTON 




"THE NEAREST AND DEAREST TOOK MY HAND" 



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jKen tlie twicl commenced ^-p%ing,Mi J Ac trctle of the hfc 

Ariel ilie nimtling, qrumUing b^sso o\ the drums 
]kic me kugli a^ 1 M seUom kuglied In Jl niytusy life 

TKe7 were pl^^ng- See ,tl\c Coii4ring Hero Comes '! 
Butllookecl d tlic musici2ais-un(ier6too(itlieir wild ^ccl?^m 

0{ welcome, tliai ws^ ringing to tl\e sides ; [nsvinc-] 
Hcc^rJ tk joyful clieer.5 ancl outcries iKd were burdened wiih mj 

And 1 found tlie tc^r drops trickling from my eyes. 





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here they were to meet and greet mc,- those de&r chums of other J^is!- 
Oldcr, grdver, cent witli work and world jy cd.re ; 

B^djy mMTcdin m&ny Wure5, sa^dly clia^nged in mwij w^5- 
mcking greice of limt m^d sorely sce^nt of lisdr. 

Bui 1 knew inem- ok J knew tkem ! Knew e^ck girlisk trick micI tr^dt- 
Remn&nts of ine merij coquetry of jore; 

Ana recognized esvck impisk grin,ea.ck koyisk move a.nd gant- 



And loved mem a^s 1 never k^d bef< 



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BATTLEGROUND. MONUMENT AND BRIDGE. CONCORD. MASSACHUSETTS 




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tKeir eyes diglitwitli pride, 
coiinteiiMices brigk witk love ^nd joj !- 
lesiicstinglj AcmiKing, heaid in li^nd oind side ty side ; 

And 1 CMjgnt tndr murmure d words : My son ! — My t oy ! ' 
Ibktnerl-rloiher! iiJUt ot speech were ihey,Mid quadhi]y,odd[y dressed- 

But 1 loYed ihe vcij ground ihej irod upon ; 
And 1 5prAng and caught them in my 0Lrm5,aTicl stiaincd Aeni io my Weast- 
es.cn na^d held w^ oit in jeojAS aqone! 




MINUTE MAN, CONCORD. MASSACHUSETTS 




"THERE WE ATE AND DRANK AND CHATTED' 



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I^Kere we left tlic people clieering ; took the well reinembered pom ; 

lecyjing to llie licmestea.a nign upon ine hi 11, 
frossed ilie sliriinkii,clrilDtling creek iki once niMe music as it iWca 

To turn tnc mossy wheel or DingnMn's mill ; 
Ikssed iheligkning-tlcistecl sycMiioreJts narked arms outspreaiar 

I recJled ihe very d?^ the tolt v?3^ loosed !- 
Climteclthe slope cjid rcc.cnecl the krmhouscwith lis winclow*^ sunset-red 

An J me noisy cnichens cluitering to roost. 



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HOME OF HAivlULl BEECHER STOWE. AL 1 1 luR OF "UNCLF U>M b CABIN," 
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 





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There Itook my old-time ciimr caid old-time pkce, 



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^nci ria^d tne swne old pkic Mid mug 1 hcvd when just \ boy- 
He&rd my pious fcther s^ tlie SMiie old gmce . 

There we &te jMid drank ^Jid chivited in the fond kniiliari^- 
The gracious, gentle m;5kmier of tne p^kst !— 

Till the golden twilight purpled, cmd the purple ^A^A to o^v^\ 
And the twinkling starts ea^me peeping out ad kst. 



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iMn tne little wnite-WNsned Dedroom,wneK ilie wan nioom tricl^^ kewiis 

Pencillccl my kiry pictures on the wall,— 
In the same kiit^stic tints tli\t colore<] all iny cliiUliooJ dre^vnis!^ 

I here 1 soundly slept till waJ^ed by motnerls c^ll . 
Fet neri gr^ce was in my memory, motlieri voice -m.s in my ee^cs- 

1 he bc\lm oi tloom was on tne morning air; 
neeJed oi all the hurts ajid ne&d&ches ox tne Durdcn-Dearing yeej^s, 

A boy cvgain was I— without ^ cacre ! 





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"ROAMING ROUND OLD CLOVERTO>^N"- 




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IlierewaisBotW Drown from lexocS-witK hi 



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And Ml overgrown somWero on nis ncm ; 
Jolinny Sniiili,wlio a.s eijoungskr ^\s^s piMined +o see the world- 

But W never crossed ilie county line , instea^ci ; 
TommjPlummer from QiicevgcBilJyHa^wkins from New York, 

Jimmy Fuller-looking older tWn tlie hills ; 
Skorty Donaldson from K^ise^s-lajik e.nd lengthy svs a. stork. 

And wed to pretty frisky Mwidy 



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"OLD MAN IN THE MOUNTAIN" 
WHITE MOUNTAINS. NEW HAMPSHIRE 



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Pjome were there -2vnd some were oJbsent ! One wvs lost beneatli the sea, 

Anotlier yd ^ rest benecvtii the sod ; j 

One wa^s up in WAla^ska.- serving flajrimon (or ev tee , 

One wa^s down in distjvnt I hill -serving (lod. 
iSome were siTi9le-more were maiTied ! Jonie h^id chilclren aJmost gromi, 

To whom tney gaye mil me&d ol Love and pr^ki^e — 
rinding in ea^ch disposition eevrjy virtues or t^lieir own. 

tond d.nd loolisn boy^ a.nd cfirls ol otner day^ ! 




"THE QUIET LITTLE CHURCHYARD" 





HARBOR SCENE, GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 






®ut,akh,the picnic tW wc heUjicit d^y, in Huriteils grove ! — 

And tlie dinner iW we knelt Ana hunkered round , 
Where tkc i\\K\<is of sunliglit d\ngling through tke spjjigling trcctops wove 

A key clotn of gold upon tne ground ! 
How we sniffed ilie tootlisome incense of iW Jter of d Jignt 

As good old lkii5on Dawson iliMiked tne Lord : 
Tken like greedy youngster sought to e&t up evrytkiiig in ^iqlit- 

And joked a.nd kugKcdand frolicked round the tos^rd! 




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iiliere were lakes mi streams of milk Mid creMiiATid toitlekncls of csvke- 
vvw There were spouting coffee-ge75er5,ste^ming-not ; 

Did {r&s^Ymi ajnter drink \\^k5 just like motker used to nxdkc- 

For she was ikere a.ncJ nmde it on ilie spot! 
Tnere were mountwu-pe^ks of cnicketi and extensive pkiiis oi pie. 

Hills of luscious brea.d ^nd-butter, veJcs of fruit ; 
'Ws 5^ goodly lajid of plenty sniikng 'ncectk tlie summer sky- 

And we were wild mea^aoidens aiter loot i 



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Hide-Mid-5eek,&nd skip-tk-rope And pvisiierls-b^se. 
Woke ilie ecliocs of tKcwoodknd; eaia souiicied loua enougl 

To rouse tlie dozing dryads of the pWce . 
Shorty Donaldson, in some w^,t2!Gigled up his legs Mid fell- 

The SMue old Shorty ! - sprowliug on the turf; 
And Tim H^vdin, c;^ptMn of the good ship Bonnie ftelle. 

GoiYe a. sailor shout tW iliundered like tlie 3urf ! 



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I jo%,kcdless boj \ms 1 fov one whole Wppj week ! 

Cuclcilecj close to Moiher Eaxtli'^ wsj-ni treses! c^gajn, 
1 lent iny e&r to catch ilie words of wisdom she might speak- 

And forgot the va^unted mnitics of men, 
er the well-known hills 1 r^mtled , dimhed llie wdl-rememlercd trees; 

Grown to double size since 1 observed them hsi\- 
Sminci wid teetered with the sunbeams,roniped mi rollicked wiih th^ 

And sighed to see tke rosj kour^ flit pa.st ! 



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k ill the olden sunimciK of the golden jew^s oiyore, 

I irudged ilie sun-WWd higliroxds up e^nd down; 
loitered in the leal^ greenwood- e^iid rele^-ned its ajicient lore. 

And ss^untered o'er the niee^aow- fields of browii. 
1 plunged into the deeprAvine below the own, to 6eck 

The spiing 1 loved- ^nd once more drinh rr^ fill; 
Xvkudered admlessly dong tKe twiks of old Bald-esxgle creek- 

And rested intlie sha.de of Binghoiiiis mill. 




ROGER WILLIAMS PARK, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 





"BINGHAM'S MILL — A CRAZY RUIN!" 




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G-ept ihelazy breeze or swept the boist rous bl^st ; 
froni the Wokn,cobwcbted windows pccpd :ii spirit somter-fved- 

The spirit of the de2vd Mid buried p^st ! 
AhJiIk wliirring turr^ were silentrloit tlldr busy ,buzzing song 

And the wheel wes^ idly d&tbling in the stre^nl. 
While the murmur of the w^ter CkS itsoiily hpped along, 

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Dry Mid wee a- grown were llie loret^v wia iiie vAce ; J 
fioiie were kden ctvrts eaidwcxgoiis-iviicl tlie ford telow ite dj^ni 

Mirrored now no Weiooi urcliin'5 freckled fa.ce. 
Bui 1 loMed &nd lolled upon ine DutiiKiits cnimtling.mossy DTim, 

And f isned-evnd wished for nothing but io know 
That my soul was steeped in sinishine,as the minnows were a-5wiin 

In ihe filnij floating slissdoWsS W telow I 




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|e&r delightlul LMid or nierrimeni 1 1 roaoned it aJI a.g&in- 

Fromlhe giMint gr^ house of worship on the ridge 
To the humble little schoolhouse nestling low in C^rter^ glen, 

And tne sun-iislipool nea^r Oa.ndy Bottom briage. 
I lived and Wed ?vnd kugVied ^gwn-^indwa^ so WhtoWc, 

1 Jvrgued with nTy^self for longer si^; 
But grim, unfeeling duty sought me out ajid plucked niy sleeve- 

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'NEVER-ENDING BATTLE OF THE STREET." 




PART THIRD 
mo nere ani I tack At my work- re vivi li ea , reborn ! 

In nry minci tlie pressing duties of the cj^; 
But in niy 5oul iKe sunsliinc of tne ciQwy summer morn 

AncJ ilie fragr&nce of llie fields of new mowii h^ 
laktlier^! grace still terrier with Tne,niotlicrIs voice still greets my e&rs- 

The bdm of bloom still lingers, cool and sweei; 
And Im ready- eager,readyl- for the warfare of theycMis- 

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Mnd 1 swing my pack upon mj willing shoulder once a^gMii- 

And sniile io note the lightness of the loD^d; 
I trudge eoia wnistle on my w*^, a.s merrily a.s wlien 

1 irudged cjid wmstlecl long the country road. 
And tlie tuniult of ilie cijj-all its trAzen cksK-Mid tWe. 

And tne noskr^e Mid throbbing tniinder of its miglit- 
]s tlie soul- inspiring music of e. stirring inarti\l e^ir 

To wliicli 1 m&rch to conquer in tfie figlit! 



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met-in spite of ^11 !-l sometimes pMi^e-&nd think- Mid Wcf to be 
Cuddled clo5e to MotlierEaj-tliis fond breo.«t e^gMn , 

To ccvtcli tlie words of wisdom ili9ct I know slie lieis for me- 
Ana forget tlie wortWess vanities of men; 

To i-aonble o'er trie cjrAssy liills,to climt tlie spre^kding tree5- 
The meadow- fields s.ndpsist\ire-lots to ro&m; 

I 10 whistle with tne rotins eaid to frolic witli tKe bees- 

Kr rnyhcs^ lores I)d.cA f Acre in f/ie Jcor o/cZ/wmef 



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